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After being frustrated with his numerous Blackberries, Eric moved to the OG Droid and it was love at first touch. The fad turned into a hobby and then into a lifestyle as Eric upgraded to a D2, and now has a D3. He is the type of guy to see someone running a DX with 2.2 on it, go up to them and show them how to pull the OTA down.
Eric is a student of Journalism at Indiana University and hopes to pursue a career in tech or video game journalism. If you have connections to either of those two, be sure to let him know.

One of the more interesting Android accessories that we have seen over the past year came when HTC introduced the Dot View Case for the One M8. A weird looking accessory that is also strangely functional, it certainly gives the One M8 a distinctive look in comparison to other “smart” cases and covers.

Today, the app that controls the Dot View Case received an update through Google Play that brings a few new features inside. (more…)

Whenever we get in a new device here at Droid Life, we love taking out glamour shots. One of the hardest things to do is to get a nice picture of the back of a new smartphone without showing the ugly and intrusive FCC logos on the bottom. If a new bill passes through the Senate, those physical symbols might not be needed anymore. (more…)

If you have been following our coverage of Android L since its announcement at Google I/O this year, you will already know that we are pretty big fans of the new Quick Settings Panel. The new layout and design of the feature makes it easier to use and looks much better than it has on any version of Android we are running now. The only way we could be bigger fans of the QSP is if we could customize it. Apparently, Google is one step ahead of us. (more…)

Unfortunately for the Galaxy Note cult out there, yesterday’s Samsung Exynos announcement was not the new 5433 chipset that we were all hoping for. However, we did get a new quad-core Exynos ModAP chipset that seeks to solve an age-old problem with the Exynos line: LTE capabilities. This new ModAP chip is the first Exynos SoC to have an LTE modem built-in, and should offer more flexibility when it comes to Samsung’s processor line. (more…)

Way back in the Summer of 2011, a Heroes and Villains collection of the awesome Dead Zebra Android Minis went on sale. It was one of our favorites, and as Dead Zebra writes on its website today, “every good series deserves a sequel.” Heroes and Villians II features the tag team of BotMan and Super User, teaming up against the forces of evil in Professor Eval() and A/B Tester. We cannot wait for these to drop. (more…)

If you think like me, you would agree that the premise of the Planet of the Apes movies hinged on a pretty big plot device that allowed the humans to be overrun by apes. 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes offered up an explanation that was a little bit more believable: the human race being attacked by a virulent disease.

With a new Planet of the Apes on the horizon, the popular infection-based strategy game Plague Inc. has cashed in on the hype with its latest update, which allows you to soften up the world so the apes can take over. (more…)

The last news that we heard in regard to KNOX, Samsung’s answer for a secure Android platform, was that it had just gotten approval from the American government for use by government officials. After receiving such a vote of confidence, it looked like KNOX was on its way to being something we could see more of, but today’s report points to Samsung ditching the project all together. (more…)

The keyboard that you use with a device may not get a lot of attention, but is still a very important part of your overall user experience. LG is looking to greatly improve experiences of using the keyboard on their already well-designed G3, with a new update that is set to roll out later this month.

This update features a long list of upgrades and enhancements, some of which we have seen on other keyboards, but a few that LG will be proud to offer on their devices. (more…)

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